Spotify’s stock price has been on a promising upswing, with analysts setting ambitious targets as shares edge near $400. The last time SPOT approached this mark was in early 2021, fueled by high-profile content deals, but concerns over profitability and market pressures pulled it down to the $70s in 2022. Under CEO Daniel Ek’s direction, Spotify shifted focus to profitability, cutting unnecessary expenditures. Analysts are optimistic, with targets ranging up to $490 from firms like Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, driven by projected subscriber growth, podcasting, and ad revenue.
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Mark Zuckerberg Dethroned: Three 22-Year-Old Mercor Founders Become Youngest Self-Made Billionaires
Mercor’s 22-year-old founders have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after a $350 million funding round valued the AI recruitment startup at $10 billion, surpassing Mark Zuckerberg’s record. Mercor, a fast-rising recruitment startup powering AI model training for Silicon Valley’s biggest labs, has created the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. Three 22-year-old cofounders, including two Americans of Indian origin, have dethroned Mark Zuckerberg as the world’s youngest sel
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Soho House Acquired for £2 Billion as Ashton Kutcher Joins Board
Private members' club chain Soho House has been snapped up for $2.7bn (£2bn) by a consortium involving Hollywood actor turned investor Ashton Kutcher. The group opened its first club in London in 1995, and now has 46 Soho Houses in Europe, North America and Asia, as well a string of other up-market hospitality businesses. It is widely regarded as being a popular haunt of A-list celebrities, and one of its London venues was reportedly where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had their first date.
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Snoop Dogg & Tupac Shakur Set To Appear In New Sega Video Game “Stranger Than Heaven”
Hip-Hop is at the center of the anticipated Sega video game, Stranger Than Heaven, as it announced that Snoop Dogg and late rapper Tupac Shakur are set to appear. During Summer Game Fest, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio announced that the two of amerikkka’s most wanted will appear in the upcoming video game. The reveal instantly became one of the event’s biggest talking points, especially after Snoop Dogg confirmed that Tupac Shakur’s estate had approved the likeness. According to the developers, Shakur
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Rihanna Trades in Her Pumas for Trendy Jacquemus x Nike Sneakers
Rihanna kept it low-key while stepping out in New York City on Sunday. The Fenty Beauty founder paired a casual look with the Jacquemus + Nike Moon Shoe sneakers, once again endorsing them as the shoe of the summer. She paired the chocolate-brown shoes with wide-leg jeans in a medium blue shade, a cream quarter-zip sweater, and a Burberry Kensington trench coat in honey beige. She topped the look off with a navy blue and burgundy Miu Miu Drill Baseball Cap and a chunky gold necklace. The Jacque
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Zverev beats Cobolli in 5-setter French Open final to finally win maiden Grand Slam
Alexander Zverev won a gruelling five-setter of a 2026 French Open final with Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 to finally become a Grand Slam champion While producing top tennis at times, both players struggled to cope with the pressure as they looked to claim a maiden major, making numerous errors in a match that consisted of 115 unforced errors. It looked that would cost Zverev, as it has in his previous Grand Slam finals, when Cobolli fought back from behind multiple times in the four
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Andreeva beats Chwalinska in French Open WTA final to claim maiden Grand Slam title
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva produced a hugely convincing performance on Court Philippe-Chatrier to sweep aside Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in a one-sided women's singles final. Seeded eighth at Roland Garros, Andreeva had dropped just a single set en route to the showpiece event, and the 19-year-old continued her imperious form on Saturday afternoon, ending the fairytale run of Chwalinska at the final hurdle. Andreeva fired down 25 winners while converting seven of 12 break-p
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